Renewable Energy Quiz

Renewable resources are ____________.

Renewable resources are now used to generate ____________.

Wind energy doesn't ____________ the air. Wind spins the blades on huge ____________. The spinning blades turn a device called a ____________. The generator spins to ____________ electricity.

Solar energy is ____________ energy. Solar panels contain several dozen ____________ ____________. These are devices that turn the sun’s energy into ____________.

Geothermal energy is ____________ from Earth. A geothermal station uses ____________ from underground to spin the blades of a ____________.

Hydroelectric energy is fueled by ____________, a clean energy source. A hydroelectric station is a dam with ____________ inside. Water ____________ through the dam, turning blades on a turbine, producing ____________.

The pros are the __________ things about it and cons are the __________ things. The pro to fossil fuels is that it provides __________ fuel. The con is that they can cause __________, harm ecosystems, and produce harmful __________ when mixed with water, __________ or soil.

Many vehicles run on __________. Transporting crude __________ sometimes results in __________ oil spills.

Air planes use __________ fuel to run their engines. This fuel is __________ and also adds __________ to the air.

Burning __________ fuels in cars and at electricity-generating stations __________ energy, but it also causes __________.